Ranveer's Dhurandhar 2 Set to Shatter Records with ₹200 Crore Day 1, ₹500 Crore Weekend
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In a little over 24 hours, the first paid previews of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge will begin. The spy thriller is easily one of the most anticipated Indian films of recent years, with its popularity rivalling that of the Baahubali and Pushpa sequels.
Advance bookings for the Ranveer Singh-starrer are stratospheric. With little over a day to go, the paid previews have seen over 8 lakh ticket sales, with earnings of ₹36 crore. This is easily a new Indian record.
The day 1 advance bookings, which opened just two days ago, are already approaching ₹25 crore mark in India. Overseas, Dhurandhar 2 has become the first Indian film to reach $5 million in pre-sales in North America.
This global rampage has given the film advance booking collections of over ₹130 crore for the opening weekend. And this is with two days to go for the release.
Trade pundits are estimating the film to open higher than Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan (₹57 crore) and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal (₹63 crore). This means that the combined day 1 collection of the film (including premiere collections) will be over ₹100 crore, a first for Hindi cinema.
Most trade experts are confident that Dhurandhar 2 can collect over ₹200 crore gross on its opening day (preview collections included). This would make it only the fourth Indian film (and first from Bollywood) to do so after Baahubali 2, RRR, and Pushpa 2.
The all-time Bollywood record of Jawan (₹129 crore) is certain to fall. The most important aspect of Dhurandhar Part 1’s success was its sustained success after the opening weekend. The film gained momentum through word of mouth after a lukewarm opening.
If Dhurandhar 2 can grow by word of mouth, its extended four-day weekend can see the film earn over ₹300 crore in India and over ₹500 crore worldwide. Optimistic estimates put the film’s worldwide opening weekend at over ₹550 crore.
